Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

Ryan and Saagar discuss judge tricked by AI video of dead victim, plague leaks from Russian lab, Trump backs daylight saving end.   Annie Jacobsen: https://www.anniejacobsen.com/   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com     Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/     S...

Ryan, Emily, and Griffin look at Trump rallying in Oklahoma and the newest bleak jobs report being called a "Big Miss". Then we dig into Anthropic's leaders meeting with religious scholars about their belief that Claude has 'personhood' and feels pain, as well as a botched meeting between Anthropic and the Pope. Ryan breaks down the latest drama surrounding an attempted assassi...

Ryan and Saagar discuss Ro Khanna pushes AI safety bill, Bill Gates clowns Ezra Klein on AI self regulation, US nearly out of key missiles.   Ro Khanna:  https://x.com/RoKhanna?lang=en Christopher Leonard:  https://www.christopherleonard.biz/   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com &...

Ryan and Saagar discuss bond yields reaching a multi decade high, Bibi exploits plane hijacking for election, Paxton says Trump convention hurting his shot in Texas.   Ro Khanna:  https://x.com/RoKhanna?lang=en Christopher Leonard:  https://www.christopherleonard.biz/   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit...

Ryan and Emily discuss Trump parades sham AI deal with tech oligarchs, Nvidia massive stock buyback, flight to Israel hijacked, Jeremy Scahill exposes Minab school bombing horrors.   Jeremy Scahill:  https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/32fde79a-b033-4bdb-9021-6fa724bd4f9e?postPreview=free&updated=2026-09-28T14%3A22%3A17.024Z&audience=everyone&free_preview=false&freemail=true &...

Ryan and Emily discuss Dems surge ahead of midterms, furious MAGA callers abandon Trump, GOP rep faceplants in wild Jack Smith hearing.   Jeremy Scahill:  https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/32fde79a-b033-4bdb-9021-6fa724bd4f9e?postPreview=free&updated=2026-09-28T14%3A22%3A17.024Z&audience=everyone&free_preview=false&freemail=true   To become a Breaking Points Premium Mem...

Krystal and Saagar discuss UK terror suspects released on bail, Texas declares diesel emergency, Trump diehards abandon him over Epstein. Garrison Lovely:  https://www.obsoletebook.org/ Logan Phillips:  https://www.racetothewh.com/   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com     Mer...

Krystal and Saagar discuss OpenAI pulls model over safety fears, Morning Joe admits Bibi knew Oct 7 was coming, DraftKings VIP to undercover gambling addict. Garrison Lovely:  https://www.obsoletebook.org/ Logan Phillips:  https://www.racetothewh.com/   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.c...

Krystal and Saagar discuss AI industry data center party, Xi plays Trump on Japan and Taiwan, Trump gaslights in taxpayer funded midterm ad.   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com     Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Krystal and Saagar discuss alleged Iran bomb threat in UK, Iran says they're ready for doomsday war, OpenAI agent swarms cause thousands of incidents.   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com     Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/     See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

On today's Friday show we look at Netanyahu's unhinged speech in the U.N., then top AI Safety Expert Roman Yampolskiy joins to mock the latest statements from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg. Afterward, we'll look at private Republican polls showing them losing big in the midterms and finally LA City Councilmember and Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman joins to talk about the homeless cris...

Krystal and Ryan discuss Nvidia CEO says shut dangerous AI labs down, Professor Pape dire warning on midterms, Bay Of Piglets survivors speak out.   Logan Phillips:  https://www.racetothewh.com/ Professor Pape:  https://thenewpress.org/books/our-own-worst-enemies/   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: ww...

Krystal and Ryan discuss Trump backs doomed diesel export ban, Latinos flee Republicans, Iranian President lashes out at Israel at U.N. Logan Phillips:  https://www.racetothewh.com/ Professor Pape:  https://thenewpress.org/books/our-own-worst-enemies/   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.c...

Ryan and Emily discuss Trump AG Sec says eat eggs as beef prices skyrocket, Susan Collins massive corruption scandal, DC Dems hijack Troy Jackson campaign.   Alvaro Bedoya: ​ https://x.com/BedoyaUSA    To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com     Merch Store: https://shop.breakingp...

Ryan and Emily discuss Trump threatens to annihilate Iran, Trump floats diesel export ban, GOP rages as Trump lusts after Zohran, Newsom sells out Hollywood with Paramount merger.    Alvaro Bedoya: ​ https://x.com/BedoyaUSA    To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com     Merch...

Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump's approval rating craters ahead of midterms, big tech oligarchs spend millions to block regulations, Trump bends knee to China ahead of Xi summit.   Kevin Roose:  https://www.youtube.com/@machinegodspod Alex Bores:  https://www.alexbores.nyc/   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour earl...

Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump media ban backfires, DraftKings caught exploiting gambling addicts, Anthropic AI wet lab exposed.   Kevin Roose:  https://www.youtube.com/@machinegodspod Alex Bores:  https://www.alexbores.nyc/   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com     Mer...

Krystal and Saagar discuss AI nearly starts war with China, Truckers sound off on diesel prices, Ed Sheeran mocked for apology on Macklemore tour scandal.   Yanis Varoufakis:  https://x.com/yanisvaroufakis   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com     Merch Store: https://shop.bre...

Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump panics as Houthis bomb Saudis, Yanis Varoufakis on Ukraine strikes in Moscow and petro dollar collapse.   Yanis Varoufakis:  https://x.com/yanisvaroufakis   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com     Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ &...

On today's show, Krystal and Saagar discuss the Fed hiking interest rates, Gas stations running out of diesel, Derek Thompson joins to discuss AI and polling showing 78% of Americans think it could destroy humanity, and finally a US vessel struck by Iran.   Derek Thompson:  https://www.derekthompson.org/   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FR...

On today's show, Krystal and Saagar discuss JD Vance begging voters for another chance, Speaker Johnson adjourning Congress to avoid impeachment vote of Hegseth, and finally Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor join to talk about their new book End Times Fascism.   End Times Fascism Book:  https://naomiklein.org/end-times-fascism/   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/liste...

On today's Wednesday show Ryan and Emily discuss Scott Bessent blaming Americans for the disastrous economy, Thomas Massie introducing impeachment against Pete Hegseth for the Iran War, and Trump raging at SCOTUS for the mail in ballot smackdown.   To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com   &nbsp...

On today's Wednesday show Ryan and Emily speak to Former Pentagon official David Pyne about the merging of the Israel U.S. militaries. After we look at Kash Patel's latest hearing on a myriad of topics and finally Ryan speaks to Yemeni journalist Hussain Al-Bukhaiti about the Houthis. Derek Thompson:  https://www.derekthompson.org/ To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen t...

This Tuesday Krystal and Saagar are joined by author Garrison Lovely to discuss Trump rejecting an AI slowdown. Then they look at Trump flailing on Iran negotiations, promising 5k checks as his midterm chances plummet. Garrison Lovely Book:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1682196305 To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.b...

On today's show Krystal and Saagar discuss Macklemore being dropped from his tour for saying 'Free Palestine'. Then sports journalist Pablo Torre returns to take a victory lap on the Clippers scandal and Ryan brings on a foreign delegate from Cuba to hear the latest from inside the country.   Pablo Torre:  https://www.youtube.com/@pablotorrefindsout   To become a Breaking Points Pre...